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Farming & the land, 1927

9,231 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 250

World's Wheat Chicago Easier Chicago

The Sun · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 9

Wheat averaged lower prices on early dealings, coincident with easier ocean freight rates from Argentina. The export demand appeared to have…

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Butter Levy. Paterson Scheme. Rebale of £420,000

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 15

A year's operation of the Paterson scheme has resulted in a surplus of £420,000, which will be returned to the contributors. This was the decision of the Australian…

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The Pastoralist A Distinct Improvement in Australian Sheep Breeding

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 31

A good deal of controversy has been aroused by the statement of Mr. S. B. Hollings, at Bradford, that "there is at least 20 per cent deterioration in the quality and character of the majority of the Australian clips, the real cause of the trouble being careless breeding." "Mulga" replied to the charges in a general way last week. Now Senator Guthrie, whose knowledge of Australian sheep-breeding is very wide, takes up the cudgels on behalf of both flock and stud masters and declares unhesitatingly that our wool is more carefully bred…

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Dunedin Wool Sales. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 17

During the Dunedin second wool sale season, 25,900 bales were offered, and the bulk was sold. Some prices established records for New Zealand for the season. Crossbreds showed little change in values…

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Produce Markets. Butter May Fall Potatoes in Demand Cheaper Onions

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 8

THE Butter Advisory Committee met yesterday to review the mar[?] and while the deliberations and [?]s of the committee have not…

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N.z. Sheep Bought for N.s.wales Record Prices

The Sun · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 11

Several well-known New South Wales sheepmen have paid, within the "" past week, record prices for New Zealand…

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Full Late Rates Wool in London London, February 1

The Sun · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 9

Greasy crossbred wools offered at auction to-day comprised a good selection and there was also an average lot of merino. There was strong general competition at full late…

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Wool Sales. France a Strong Buyer 10,090 Bales Offered

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 8

Catalogues totalling 10,090 bales [?] submitted at the wool sales yesterday. The [?]ling companies were the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Co. and Pitt, [?]…

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Wool Sales High-class Clips From New England Two Agents Sell

Evening News · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 13

THE wool [?] were continued at the Royal Exchange this afternoon, when two agents submitted a total offering of 10,591…

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One Killed and Two Are Injured W.A. Crossing Smash Wheat Train Hits Car Perth

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 1

A tragic railway crossing accident occurred near Wanaborough, about eight miles south of Tambellup. this morning…

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Junior Farmers' Clubs. Finance Proposals

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 13

A meeting of the Council of the Junior Farmers' Clubs of New South Wales was held yesterday at the Royal Agricultural Society's rooms. Mr. A. E. Hunt, M.L.C.,…

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In the North Coast Dairy Country

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 35

These are Illawarra dairy cattle on the farm of Messrs. Clark Bros., of Midginbli, Tweed River. During the past few years Messrs. Clark Bros, have been very successful exhibitors at the Tweed River, Agricultural Society's Shew, winning the butter-fat test in 1924, and scoring numerous other prizes with their splendid stock. The shade trees are silky oaks. The mountain is the Tweed-Richmond watershed…

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Dairying Cinderella Industry

The Sun · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 11

A deputation to the Minister for Customs urged that the duty on New Zealand cheese and butter be increased to 6d per pound…

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Record Fruit Crops Bathurst

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 6

Mr. A. C. Me[?]er, [?] at the Bathurst Experiment Farm, states that in every crop of fruit at the farm the quality was of the highest and the…

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Poultry Notes By A[?] Official Orgas of the New South Wales P[?] Farmers' Association. JOTTINGS

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 2 February 1927 · page 3

A mixture of tar and turpentine burnt in the fowl house at night is, according to experts, a cure for croup. Sixe is banded on by both parents, but…

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Butter Statistics

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 9

At a meeting of the Dairy Produce Control Board in Sydney this week the secretary (Mr. A. T. Owens) stated that the quantity of butter in cold…

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Butter for Export

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 4
Also in The Daily Telegraph

During the week ending January 29, the Commonwealth graders examined for export the following butter:—Sydney, 18,348 boxes salted, 1755 boxes…

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Melbourne Fat Sheep

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--About 37,000 fat sheep were yarded at the live stock sales. Prices were 16 per head under recent rates. Quotations:--Prime crossbred and comeback…

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Cowra Experiment Farm. Wheat Variety Trials

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 February 1927 · page 9

The results of the variety trials at the Cowra (Experiment Farm show some very satisfactory results, and have brought into prominence now varieties of wheat that have been…

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